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§835c–2 Authorization of appropriations; establishment of Columbia Basin Land Development Account

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 12D— - COLUMBIA BASIN PROJECT › § 835c–2

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Congress allows whatever money is needed from the Treasury to carry out the Act, and that money must be repaid as the Act requires. Money collected under section 4 goes into the General Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. When the Secretary asks for and gets appropriated funds, the Treasury records those amounts as debits in a special Columbia Basin Land Development Account. The receipts from section 4 are then credited to that account. After the credits equal the debits plus interest at 3 percent per year from the dates of the debits, the Secretary will make further credits in that account as he decides, and those credits will be used to offset the construction cost obligations of any district that has a repayment contract.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §835c–2

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There are authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such moneys as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, to be reimbursable to the extent required by this Act. All revenues received in carrying out the provisions of section 4 hereof [16 U.S.C. 835c] shall be covered into the General Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. Amounts equal to appropriated funds requisitioned by the Secretary and made available for disbursement on the books of the Treasurer of the United States shall be debited in a special account in the Treasury, to be known as the Columbia Basin Land Development Account. Amounts equal to revenues covered into the General Treasury as miscellaneous receipts shall be credited in said special account. After such credits equal the amount of the debits with interest thereon at the rate of 3 per centum per annum from the respective dates of the debits, additional credits in said special account shall be made by the Secretary, in the manner determined by him, the basis of corresponding credits to the construction cost obligations of the district or districts entering into contracts for the repayment thereof.

Legislative History

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Editorial Notes

References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is act May 27, 1937, ch. 269, as amended generally by act Mar. 10, 1943, ch. 14, 57 Stat. 14, known as The Columbia Basin Project Act, which enacted this section, section 835, 835a to 835c–1, and 835c–3 to 835c–5 of this title, and provisions set out as a note under section 835 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 835 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

1962—Pub. L. 87–728 substituted “for the repayment thereof” for “under section 835a of this title”.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 835c–2

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Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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